Isabella (Rudkin) Rainy (abt. 1818 - 1888)

Born about 1818 in Ireland

Ancestors

Wife of George Sackville Cotter Hingston — married 3 Apr 1841 (to 1858) in Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 1888 at about age 70 in London, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Isabella Rudkin was born around 1818, the daughter of Arabella Sackville Cotter and Henry Rudkin.^[1][2]

As a child, she was a musical performer, known as The Infant Lyra. From her first appearance as a 2-year-old harpist, til when she turned six, the proceeds of her concerts raised over £30,000.^[3]

Isabella married (1) George Sackville Cotter Hingston, her first cousin, on 3 April 1841.^[1][2]

Marriage Notice - Freeman's Journal April 10, 1841

On the 3d inst. at Gourock House, Renfrewshire the residence of Lieutenant-General Darroch, George S. Cotter Hingston. Esq., Barrister, of Cork. to Isabella, daughter of Henry Rudkin, Esq., late of Borris. county Carlow.

Gourock House was the the residence of the bride's uncle, Lieutenant General Duncan Darroch.

Their eldest daughter was Arrabella Ann Hingston (1849–1916).^[4]

George died in 1858.

Isabella married (2) 22 March 1860, George Rainy, esq., of Bassay, as his third wife.

Marriage Notice - Cork Examiner March 26, 1860

On the 22nd Inst. at St George's Hanover Square, by the Rev. Henry Howarth, B.D., Rector, George Rainy, Esq., of Bassay, N. B., to Isabella, widow of the late Rev. George Cotter Hingston, Rector of Queenstown, county Cork

Research notes

Birth location guessed.

(birth date estimated based on marriage date)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "The Hingstons in Co. Cork, Ireland."(updated by Chris Burgoyne, 9 January 1818). Tree HN. Retrieved 23 February 2018 by Clare Spring from http://www-civ.eng.cam.ac.uk/cjb/hingston/hn.htm.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Isabella Rudkin." Genealogy of the Bryan and Martin Families. Retrieved 23 February 2018 by Clare Spring from http://www.bryan-martin.net/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I21976&tree=gam.
3. ↑ "Issie Marina Spring: The New South Wales musical prodigy." 18 April 1890. The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser, p. 2. Retrieved 15 October 2018 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/127718426.
4. ↑ "Death of Mrs. Gaggin." 21 February 1916. Northern Star (Lismore), p. 2. Retrieved 23 February 2018 by Clare Spring from https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/92783623.

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